Frederick County VA

School Daze

There’s an incredible amount of construction around here these days.  It’s apparently Winchester/Frederick County’s turn to grow.  These schools are pretty amazing, too – the new Frederick County Middle school looks very much like a high school.  And then there’s that whole trend where the school’s essentially share the same campus (separate, but together).  I remember my primary schools (elementary-middle-high) weren’t even in the same town really.

note – I just read that back to myself and just pictured the old wrinkled man sitting on his porch telling his grandkids that he used to walk through 4-foot-high snow to school both ways barefoot.  I refuse to accept that that’s where I’m headed. 😁

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The current Gainesboro Elementary School with the new Frederick County Middle School construction behind it.

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The new Frederick County Middle School.

Recon

A little course recon this morning for the Battlefield 1/2 this weekend.  Hope the weather forecast is good for Saturday morning cuz I’m hoping to get some good running aerials.

Kernstown Battlefield near Winchester, VA

Kernstown Battlefield near Winchester, VA

Holiday

Had an architectural shoot out at Lake Holiday today.  What an awesome place to shoot.  Gonna have to get back there some day to really explore.

The pristine Lake Holiday in Frederick County, VA.

The pristine Lake Holiday in Frederick County, VA. | Order a print of this image.

Foreground

I like to shoot sunrises and sunsets.  I’ve said this before.  But after a while, as with anything, it gets harder and harder to shoot it differently.  Granted, each sunset and each sunrise is different, but how do I create something unique.  A big deal for a perfect composition is to have depth to your images and that’s done by introducing foreground elements.  That’s kinda tough when your camera is 250 feet up in the air.  I just wonder if I’ll get any backlash from this image because of how close I was to it.

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By the way, if you live in the Winchester-Frederick County area of VA (and maybe even if you’ve driven through), you’ve seen this water tower along I-81 at exit 310.

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Tri It

What a great day for a triathlon!  The FCPRD hosted the second annual youth triathlon this morning and I think it was a big success.  I figured, at the beginning of the year, that if I wasn’t going to race this year that I would at least remain as connected to the sport as possible.  And shooting all sorts of races from Ironman distance to local youth tri’s is how I’m doing it.  Many more images to follow (and video at some point).

UPDATE:  Photo gallery

The pool was actually inviting once the kids realized that the water temp was warmer than the air.

The pool was actually inviting once the kids realized that the water temp was warmer than the air.